Athletes of the Week

ERICA CHRISTENSEN
GRAND BLANC -- SENIORSport: Track and fieldNotable: Became only the third girl to sweep the 1,600 and 3,200 in the Big Nine track meet twice. Won the 1,600 in 5:23.22 and the 3,200 in 11:50.07. The only other girls to sweep the two distance runs twice were Powers Catholic's Carrie Gould (1995, 1996) and Grand Blanc's Sharon Dickie (1997, 1998), who became college All-American runners.

Simpson

TIM SIMPSON
FLUSHING -- SENIOR
Sport: BaseballNotable: Pitched a nine-inning victory in the opener, then had four hits and five RBIs in the second game as Flushing swept Carman-Ainsworth 6-4 and 13-3 to clinch its fourth straight Big Nine title. Has a 10-1 record with seven shutouts.

Farah

DAVID FARAH
JUNIOR: POWERS CATHOLIC
Sport: TennisNotable: Won his third straight Big Nine Conference and regional championship at No. 1 singles. The three-year varsity performer is only the third boy in Big Nine history to win three league titles at the top flight, the second to do it consecutive years.